Aircraft
Textron's Citation Longitude Gets FAA Certification
Type certification of the super-midsize twin was originally expected in 2017.
The Cessna Citation Longitude super-midsize twinjet has a 3,500-nm range with seating for up to 12 passengers. (Photo: Textron Aviation)
The Cessna Citation Longitude super-midsize twinjet has a 3,500-nm range with seating for up to 12 passengers. (Photo: Textron Aviation)

Textron Aviation’s Cessna Citation Longitude has received its long-awaited FAA type certification, the Wichita-based OEM announced today, allowing customer deliveries of the super-midsize twin to begin. “With the broadest lineup of business aviation platforms available worldwide, today Textron Aviation welcomes the Longitude into the Citation family of products and begins a new era of solutions for our customers,” Textron Aviation president and CEO Ron Draper said. “The Longitude revolution starts now.”